Creamy Tuscan Gnocchi
Homemade gnocchi in a creamy Tuscan sauce full of parmesan, sun-dried tomatoes, and spinach is a 5 star meal made in your own home
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 onion chopped
- 4 c gnocchi homemade or store bought
- 1/2 c half n half
- 1/2 c chicken stock optional
- 2 c spinach
- 1/4 c sun-dried tomatoes chopped
- 1/4 c parmesan plus extra for topping
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- pinch salt
- 2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 lb Italian sausage optional
Instructions
- Boil gnocchi if necessary according to recipe or instructions
- If using Italian sausage, cook that completely on the stovetop. Drain excess fat
- In a deep skillet or a pot, sauté the chopped onion in olive oil* and garlic until it is translucent. Add in the gnocchi and sauté for another 5 minutes
- Pour in chicken stock and half n half, pepper, salt (no salt is needed if you're adding in sausage), and red pepper flakes. Let simmer for 2-3 minutes. Stir in spinach and sun-dried tomatoes and simmer for another 5 minutes
- If the sauce is thin, remove 2-3 tbsp of sauce into a small bowl and mix it with the flour to create a thick paste. Mix it back in with the skillet to thicken the sauce
- Add meat** back into the sauce if desired. Stir in parmesan
- Serve hot with extra parmesan on top
Notes
If cooking with Italian sausage, you can sauté the garlic and onions in the same skillet. The remaining fat from the sausage will add a lot of flavor to the onions and therefore the entire dish. You may only need a little bit or no olive oil at all if using the sausage drippings. Once the onions and gnocchi are satuéd they can be transferred to a deeper skillet or pot to continue cooking the meal.
I have also skipped adding Italian sausage and added cooked and crispy salmon in at the very end before serving.